On the top of the largest restaurant in Xingyang City, in the large box on the top floor, Zhou Xiaocao was sitting with a solemn face, accepting the visit of the local gentry and students.

"General Zhou is young and promising, and he will become a pillar of the country in the future!"

"General Zhou is really a last resort, the bandits on the mountain have been around for a long time, the government is powerless, General Zhou's army is here, the bandits are wiped out, it is really a great merit! The old man suggested that a lifelong shrine be set up for General Zhou, what do you think? ”

"Ding Lao is right! Don't talk about others, my family was extorted by the bandits for thousands of taels of silver, which is half a year's income of our family! ”

"You're only a thousand taels? I'm 30,000 taels! They said, if you don't pay, just wait for something to happen! My Liang family has a big business, and I can't consume them, so I can only be slaughtered with my eyes closed. ”

"After all, we were able to get rid of the threat of bandits, and this is all thanks to General Zhou! General Zhou, please wait for me! ”

Zhou Xiaocao smiled, calmly accepted everyone's visit, and then said slowly: "What you said is very good, but it is not in place!" ”

When everyone heard this, what is this? Don't you think we're talking good enough? This sounds numb to me, and it's still called "not in place"? Then how can you say that you, General Zhou, are our reborn parents? In the future, we will eat and drink Lazar, we will have it all?

Just when everyone looked at each other, Zhou Xiaocao said slowly: "Think about it, why did I come to suppress the bandits? That's on the emperor's orders! What does this mean? This shows that the emperor is pretending to be you in his heart, and he is pretending to be the people of Xingyang City! Is that what you say? ”

And when they heard this, they heard it. Immediately pat your head, ouch, isn't it! It turns out that this week, the general wants to direct the credit to the Son of Heaven! Actually, this is also quite true. The new emperor ascended the throne at the right time to establish his majesty. Zhou Xiaocao's merits, if the emperor can also be piggybacked, then it would be nice to say it!

When everyone looked at Zhou Xiaocao again, their eyes were a little different. Even the smile on his face changed from obscene to cunning.

This kid is not very old, a thief!

If this matter is handled well, this General Zhou will be able to win a full house in front of the emperor and become the first batch of trustworthy veterans since the new emperor ascended the throne.

"What General Zhou said is extremely true. The emperor understands the feelings of the people and cares about the suffering of the people, and he is a rare saint in the ages! ”

For a while, everyone changed from patting Zhou Xiaocao's ass to patting the emperor's fart, Zhou Xiaocao listened and secretly thought in his heart, uncle, I'm all thinking about you! When will you give it to me, girl?

"That's it!"

Zhou Xiaocao clapped his hands and stopped everyone's sycophants. said: "In view of this, General Ben feels that a plaque should be made with the four characters of 'Holy Son of Heaven'. As a gift from the people of Xingyang to His Majesty. What do you think? ”

What else can be said about this? You've got all the ideas, can we still do it? You must know that the way of the army annoyed the soldiers. It's not much better than bandits.

And all the people were applauded in goodness and agreed to do the same. Present. Then they were told to go down and find the most skillful craftsmen. Use the most noble mahogany to make a large plaque, and the big characters on it should be painted with gold, which looks magnificent. After all, this is something for the emperor, where can I do it?

At this time, the old man Ding proposed: "Old man suggests, why don't you write these four big characters by General Zhou, do you think it's good?" ”

The crowd immediately cheered: "This is a great good! Please also ask General Zhou to catch the pen on his behalf! ”

Holy, come again? When he was in the capital, Boss Zhao of Tianfang Pavilion once wanted to let him give him an inscription on Tianfang Pavilion, and Zhou Xiaocao was so scared that he ran away. I didn't expect that when I came to this Xingyang City, I would be "practiced" like this, it seems that I will have to find that Bingling girl to learn calligraphy in the future, so as not to have to deal with these officials often, and I can't even write a word well, which makes people laugh.

How to say it, Zhou Xiaocao is now a member of the upper class, even if you don't do their way, at least you have to understand what is popular in today's high society, and what skills are necessary. Calligraphy is certainly one of them. Since ancient times, China has spread the saying that "words are like their people", although there is no scientific reason, but it also illustrates the extensiveness and importance of calligraphy from the side.

Zhou Xiaocao said: "It's not impossible for this general to write!" But! This is a gift from the people of Xingyang to the Son of Heaven, and it is not appropriate for me to write it by someone who is not Xingyang, right? ”

Old man Ding nodded and stroked his beard and said, "What General Zhou said is reasonable!" Lao Yu thinks that it is better to find a calligrapher in the local area to write. ”

Everyone praised the goodness, and for a while, they were happy. Zhou Xiaocao invited everyone to sit down and eat wine, and everyone was very interested. On the one hand, it is to cater to Zhou Xiaocao, and on the other hand, the bandits in Bishan are eliminated by Lianwo, and they are also really happy.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Zhou Xiaocao suddenly sighed, and everyone stopped their wine glasses and chopsticks and asked, "Why did General Zhou sigh?" ”

Zhou Xiaocao said: "Alas! I'm sorry for the people of Xingyang City! It's a pity, it's pitiful, it's a pity! ”

Old man Ding is the oldest in this place, the oldest in qualifications, and the most prestigious, so he is the head of the conversation. The old man wiped his mouth with a square towel and some gravy on his white goatee, and said: "General Zhou, now that the bandits in Bishan are still all awarded, it is too late for the people of Xingyang to rejoice, how can they be pitiful?" ”

Zhou Xiaocao said: "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other!" ”

Everyone bowed their hands and said, "Please also inform General Zhou!" ”

Zhou Xiaocao stood up and said loudly: "The bandits on the mountain are only on the surface. Now, the bandits on the surface have indeed been eliminated, but the bandits in the secret are a thousand times worse than the bandits in the mountains, ten thousand times, and to this day, they have not been eliminated! ”

Old man Ding was startled, and said in a trembling voice: "Then what does General Zhou mean?"

Zhou Xiaocao said with a cold face: "General Ben has already gathered all the martial arts masters here, show up!" ”

"Whew-"

Under the leadership of the remaining three charms of the four charms of Begonia, dozens of martial arts people appeared in Hulala, and for a while, the entire box was murderous.

Many people were so frightened that their faces turned pale, thinking that Zhou Xiaocao was going to kill them, so they all knelt down and begged for mercy: "We are willing to give half of the family property to help the general's military funds, and pray that we will not be condemned!" ”

Zhou Xiaocao immediately stepped forward, helped Old Man Ding with both hands, and said gently: "This general still has to rely on you, how can he create more killing karma?" Rest assured, these people are not used against you. ”

Everyone's faces suddenly got much better, as long as they didn't come for us, they thought that today's meal was a Hongmen banquet, and their livers trembled.

However, Zhou Xiaocao's immediate words made their little hearts tremble again, and their faces were also pale: "However, Mr. Ding's proposal is very good, you donate half of your family property as the capital of the march, and this general will thank you on behalf of the four thousand soldiers of the forbidden army!" ”

It's too dark, is there any heavenly reason?

Zhou Xiaocao said: "When General Ben first arrived in Xingyang, he passed through a narrow alley, which could only accommodate two people walking side by side, and cars and horses could not pass. ”

Old man Ding said: "That alley is all the sins of old decay! At the beginning, the lard was blinded, so he would do such a bad thing. Therefore, the old decay set a rule to keep the narrow alley, and the descendants should take it as a warning! ”

Zhou Xiaocao didn't expect that it was actually made by this old man, and said with a smile: "So, I don't know how much money Mr. Lu Daoding spent on tuition before he realized his mistake?" ”

Old man Ding snorted, "Uh, this"

Zhou Xiaocao said with a smile: "You don't need to say it, General Ben also knows the way!" I'm afraid it's more than half of the family property, right? Do you still think General Ben wants a lot of money? Today, General Ben swears here that after defeating the bandits in the mountains, he will once again take out another big bandit who has been hidden-Kang Boquan! You have handed over half of your family property this time, and in the days to come, you will no longer have to suffer from that Kang Boquan's bird anger. This account is worth it! (To be continued......)

PS: In a moment, I'm going to go to the stage to get the treatment of removing the tooth nerve, everyone bless me, Amen!